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FAYETTEVILLE AND WYTHEVILLE.
By Mrs. Ann K. Kyle, of Cumberland County, N. C.
As the United States Arsenal was situated at Fayetteville the first act was the order that the militia should be sent out. The Independent Company (organised in 1793) and the LaFayette Company were the two organized companies of the town, and they marched to the Arsenal April the 19th 1861. Col. Anderson was in command, but he being sick, the command devolved upon Col. De Lagnal, who,finding it useless to make any resistance asked permission to salute the flag, which was granted, and he then turned the Arsenal over to the forces. The Arsenal was than garrisoned by the Independent Company, and this Company and the LaFayette Company offered their services to Governor and entered for six months. My husband and cousin were both members of the Independent. Company.
On the day the companies marched away our work commenced. We immediately organized our soldiers' Aid Association, determining with the help of God, that no soldier's family should suffer. Our first act was to write to Raleigh, N. C. , and ask for a contract to make drawers and shirts. The material was furnished us and we cut the garments, giving them to the soldiers' wives to make,
The Independent and Lafayette Companies were sent to Virginia and took part in the memorable battle of Bethel, which occurred June 10, 1861. Of course our town was filled with mourning and lamentations when the news of the battle reached us, for so many from our midst were there that we could not help thinking that a par of them, at least, had fallen. Our mourning was soon turned into joy, however, as we heard that we had not lost a single man from either of our companies.
In a few daysI left with my mother for our summer home in Wytheville, Va., where I found plenty of work to do, as Floyd's Brigade was quartered near the town. The measles, one of the evils

FAYETTEVILLE AND WYTHEVILLE.
By Mrs. Ann K. Kyle, of Cumberland County, N. C.
As the United States Arsenal was situated at Fayetteville the first act was the order that the militia should be sent out. The Independent Company (organised in 1793) and the LaFayette Company were the two organized companies of the town, and they marched to the Arsenal April the 19th 1861. Col. Anderson was in command, but he being sick, the command devolved upon Col. De Lagnal, who,finding it useless to make any resistance asked permission to salute the flag, which was granted, and he then turned the Arsenal over to the forces. The Arsenal was than garrisoned by the Independent Company, and this Company and the LaFayette Company offered their services to Governor and entered for six months. My husband and cousin were both members of the Independent. Company.
On the day the companies marched away our work commenced. We immediately organized our soldiers' Aid Association, determining with the help of God, that no soldier's family should suffer. Our first act was to write to Raleigh, N. C. , and ask for a contract to make drawers and shirts. The material was furnished us and we cut the garments, giving them to the soldiers' wives to make,
The Independent and Lafayette Companies were sent to Virginia and took part in the memorable battle of Bethel, which occurred June 10, 1861. Of course our town was filled with mourning and lamentations when the news of the battle reached us, for so many from our midst were there that we could not help thinking that a par of them, at least, had fallen. Our mourning was soon turned into joy, however, as we heard that we had not lost a single man from either of our companies.
In a few daysI left with my mother for our summer home in Wytheville, Va., where I found plenty of work to do, as Floyd's Brigade was quartered near the town. The measles, one of the evils